New South Wales Government reaffirms fisheries review

AUTHOR(S)

MACINTYRE, IAIN

PUB. DATE

July 2011

SOURCE

Ausmarine;Jul2011, Vol. 33 Issue 9, p16

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that during a visit to the Sydney Fish Market in June 2011, Katrina Hodgkinson, Minister for Primary Industries for the Australian government of New South Wales, confirmed her political party's commitment to review existing commercial fishing arrangements for the state.

ACCESSION #

64088616

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